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Fitbit Slapped With Lawsuit Ahead Of IPO
Wearable market heats up with coincidentally timed lawsuit between rival fitness tracker makers
Daimler Teams With Qualcomm On Wireless Charging
Daimler Teams With Qualcomm On Wireless Charging Tech
Oculus Sued By VR Tech Start-Up
A Hawaii-based start-up alleges Oculus founder Palmer Luckey misappropriated its technology in the creation of the Rift headset
Wearable Band Sales See 150 Percent Boost In Just 12 Months
Success of brands such as Fitbit and Xiaomi Mi band lead to seven million sales in Q1 2015
Facebook’s Internet.org Criticised In Open Letter
Open letter accuses Mark Zuckerberg of creating a walled garden with the Internet.org initative
Android Wear Update Brings Wi-Fi, Emojis And Screen Lock
Upgrade to Android Wear 5.1.1 finally arrives after several weeks delay
Ricoh Invents Green, Flexible Energy-Generating Material
The 'energy-generating rubber' could be used in connected sensors and other Internet of Things devices, Ricoh said
Oculus Stops Rift Mac, Linux Development, Releases PC Specs
The Rift virtual-reality headset will require high-end specs at release - as well as Windows
IBM CTO Says Artificial Intelligence Won’t Overtake Humans “For Centuries”
Contrary to Stephen Hawking’s claims, IBM Watson Fellow says artificial intelligence fear comes from "gross underestimation” of humans
First Apple HomeKit Devices ‘Coming Next Month’
Company refutes earlier reports that HomeKit launch would be delayed
Google Cars To Go Public Later This Year
Search giant confirms self-driving vehicles will hit the streets of Mountain View in next phase of testing soon
Qualcomm Reveals Its Plan To Take On The Internet Of Things
Two new Qualcomm chips and a host of new partnerships mark out company’s major role
IT Life: The Journey To Business Manoeuvrability
Thoughtworks' Ian Cartwright takes us through his career in IT, admiration for Elon Musk and his predictions for the future
Intel Gives Us A Gaze Into The Connected Future
Connected homes, smart TVs, and drones that fly themselves all form part of Intel’s future view
Robots To Seize Control In 100 Years, Says Stephen Hawking
“Open the pod bay doors, Hal!” ... Humans have 100 years left before the robots take over, warns Professor Stephen Hawking
The Dirty Cloud: IT Will Account For 12 Percent Of Global Electricity Use By 2017
Greenpeace report says mobile device boom and slow-acting tech giants such as Amazon are slowing cloud computing's green transformation
Google Self-Driving Cars Involved In Eleven Accidents
Prototype vehicles have been in only a handful of accidents in six years and over a million miles of testing, Google reveals
BAE Systems’ Oculus Rift VR Tech Could Revolutionise Warfare
‘Mixed Reality’ displays will allow control of the battlefield from hundreds of miles away
Samsung Delays Release Of Its Next-Generation Smartwatch
Round-faced ‘Gear A’ smartwatch will now launch alongside Galaxy Note 5 later this year
Amazon Reveals More Details Of Drone Delivery Programme
Details of how the delivery by drone service will work published by US Patent Office
Swatch Is Developing A Smartwatch Battery That Lasts For Six Months
Swiss watchmaker says new batteries will last far longer than the Apple Watch
EU Reveals Ambitious Plan For Digital Single Market
Europe unveils its plan to tackle American domination of the digital world, but will it work?
Oculus Rift Release Date Finally Revealed
Consumer-facing version of Oculus Rift will go on sale…in Q1 2016
Graffiti Artist Tags Giant NYC Billboard With Drone
It seems delivering parcels isn't the only thing drones are good for
Goldman Sachs Invests In Bitcoin Start-Up Circle
Goldman has become the first major Wall Street bank to invest in digital currency bitcoin
Tesla Powerwall Battery Launched To Power Homes
Carmaker reveals rechargeable lithium-ion battery unit that stores solar power for homes and businesses
UK SMEs Set To Ramp Up Digital Spending
Business investment in websites is to increase dramatically over the next two years, research predicts
Jeff Bezos’ Space Company Completes Test Flight Of New Spacecraft
Amazon founder's Blue Origin space firm carries out maiden test flight of re-usable spacecraft in Texas
Build 2015: Microsoft Lifts The Curtain On More HoloLens Prototypes
Microsoft shows off some initial previews of its new AR headset at its Build developer conference